Tee-box.



L. F. DEMING.

TEE BOX. APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 1913 Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

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LUCIUS F. DEMING, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TEE-BOX.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

Application filed May 31, 1913. Serial No. 770,816.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LUoIUs F. DEMING, acitizen of the United States of America, residing in the city and countyof Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Tee-Boxes, of which the following is a trueand exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part thereof.

My present invention consists in a golfers appliance or golf courseappurtenance known as a tee box, of novel construction, and devised withthe object of providing a simple, durable and effective device for thepurpose, which can be produced at a relatively low cost of manufacture,andv in which the receptacle for the water needed for washing the golfballs and for moistening the tee forming sand is conveniently lo catedand is so mounted with respect to the sand receptacle forming a part ofthe tee box that water may be readily discharged from it onto the sandin the sand receptacle from time to time as required.

The various features of novelty which characterize my invention arepointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming apart of this specification. For a better understanding of the inventionhowever, and of the advantages possessed by it, reference should be hadto the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which I haveillustrated a preferred form of my improved tee box.

Of the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation; Fig. 2 is a plan View; andFig. 3 is a partial sectional elevation taken at right angles to Fig. 1.

In the preferred form of construction illustrated in the drawings thetee box structuro comprises a pedestal consisting of a spider-like basemember A formed in its hub portion with a central vertical andtl'ireaded socket A Advantageously, though not necessarily, the arms Aof the base member may terminate at their outer ends in downturnedportions A to facilitate the proper setting of the tee box on theground. T ie post B has its lower end threaded into the socket A of thebase member and is threaded at its upper end into a socket C formed inthe lower side of the hub portion of a top pedestal member C which isgenerally similar in shape to the base member A although advantageouslyas shown, the

arms C are shorter than the arms A, and are not provided withprojections similar to the projections A". The members A and C areordinarily made of cast iron. The sand box 1), which may advantageouslybe in the form of a shallow, round metallic vessel, rests upon the topmember C and is formed with a central aperture D to receive the waterreceptacle support E which also serves to prevent the accidental orunwarranted removal of the sand receptacle from its supporting pedestal.The support E is threaded at its lower end into a socket C" formed inthe hub portion of the top member C, and preferably in coaxial alinementwith, but smaller in diameter than the socket C The support E which,like the base 13, may advantageously be formed of gas or water pipe, isbent to provide a horizontal upper portion E and an offset intermediateportion. A water receptacle F is supported by, and is free to swing onthe horizontal portion E of the support E. As shown, the waterreceptacle F is connected to the sup port E by passing the latterthrough diametrically opposed apertures F formed in the receptacle nearits upper edge. The receptacle F is held against accidental removal bymeans of a cap E screwed onto the free end of the horizontal portion Eof support E. Preferably, as shown, the receptacle F is centrallydisposed above the post B and normally clears the offset intermedi ateportion of the support E. Advantageously, however, the receptacle F iscapable of a slight movement lengthwise of the portion E so that thelower edge of the receptacle may be brought into contact with theintermediate portion of the support E when this is desirable to preventthe receptacle from swinging freely in high winds.

In operation the tee forming sand is placed in the receptacle l and thewater may be. discharged onto this sand from the receptacle F from timeto time as desired to keep the sand moist by simply tilting thereceptaclo F on its horizontal support. i\(,lvantagcously the receptacleF maybe forlnol'l with small discharge openings F at ils opposite sidesslightly below the top of the re ceptacle to reduce the tilting motionrequired for the discharge of water onto the sand. The provision ofthese discharge or]- ices also reduces the liability to an inad vertentdischarge of an excess of water onto the sand. The water receptacle Falso forms a convenient receptacle in which to wash golf balls when thisis desirable as is frequently the case to make the balls more readilyvisible. Any water which is spilled out of the receptacle F in washinggolf balls will fall for the most part onto the sand in the receptacle Dowing to the arrangement of the receptacle F centrally above thereceptacle D.

Inasmuch as the center of gravity of the sand receptacle D and the waterreceptacle F are both in line with the post B, the sand receptacle andwater receptacle may each be located at a convenient height withoutrequiring the device as a whole to be made unduly heavy to secure thedesired strength and the stability necessary to prevent the device fromblowing over in high winds. The comparatively light weight of the deviceis an advantage: first, because of the consequent reduction in cost ofmanufacture; and also, because it makes it an easier matter to move thetee box from one position to an other. The comparative ease with whichthe tee box may be moved is of some importance in view of the commonpractice in modern golf courses of providing two or more tees for eachhole, the different tees being used at different times, depending onclimatic conditions, the conditions of the course and other causes.lVith a plurality of tees for a single hole it is desirable to have onetee box for each hole which can be readily moved from one to another ofthe tees for the hole. Advantageously, as shown, the central aperture inthe bottom or the sand receptacle is made slightly larger than necessaryto receive the support E so that any excess of water which may pass intothe sand receptacle during a rainstorm, or may accidentally bedischarged into the receptacle from the water receptacle F may readilydrain off.

It will be apparent that the improved tee box is not only simple andcompact and attractive rather than unattractive in appearance, but isrelatively inexpensive to manufacture and is highly durable. The sandreceptacle and water receptacle which may well be made of galvanizedsheet iron, and are the parts which are more apt to deteriorate first,may be readily and inexpensively renewed when this becomes necessary.

lVhile in accordance with the provisions of the statutes l haveillustrated and described the best form of my invention now known to me,it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes may be madein the form of the apparatus disclosed without departing from the spiritof my invention and that under some conditions certain features of myinvention may be used with out a corresponding use of other features.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A tee box comprising in combination, a pedestal, a sand receptaclemounted on said pedestal, a support connected at its lower end to saidpedestal and passing upward through the sand box, a water receptaclemounted on said support and adapted to swing relative thereto todischarge water into said sand receptacle.

2. A tee box comprising in combination, a pedestal consisting of baseand top members each formed with a central socket, post having its lowerend entered in the socket of the base member and its upper end enteredin the socket ot the top member, a sand box mounted on said top member,a water receptacle support secured at its lower end to said pedestal anda water receptacle mounted on said support above said sand box andadapted to swing relative to said support to discharge water into saidsand receptacle.

3. A tee box comprising in combination, a pedestal consisting of baseand top members each formed with a central socket, a post having itslower end entered in the socket of the base member and its upper endentered in the socket of the top member, a sand box mounted on said topmember and formed with a central aperture, a water receptacle supportpassing through said aperture and secured at its lower end to saidpedestal, and a water receptacle mounted on said support above said sandbox and adapted to swing relative to said support to dis charge waterinto said sand receptacle.

at. A tee box comprising in combination, a pedestal consisting ofspider-like top and bottom members formed with central hub portions, atubular postthreaded at its lower end into the hub portion of the basemember and at its upper end into the hub portion of the top member, asand box resting on the top member and formed with a central aperture, apipe comprising a lower vertical portion a horizontal upper portion andan intermediate portion, said lower portion pass ing through saidaperture and being thread ed into the hub portion 0]": said top member,and a water receptacle provided with apertures receiving and beingthereby supported by said horizontal portion and adapted to swingthereon to discharge into said sand box, said intermediate portion ofsaid pipe being ofl set to normally clear said water receptacle.

Lucius r. DEMING.

Witnesses ARNOLD KATZ, D. STEWART.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D. G.

